Israel’s Gantz eases restrictions for Palestinians during Ramadan
Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke yesterday on the phone with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and described the easing of restrictions that Israel has decided on for the Ramadan holiday.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz described today how Palestinians will be able to travel for Ramadan, despite recent terror attacks.
At a joint diplomatic and security briefing with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid for some 80 ambassadors, Gantz presented the confidence-building measures taken jointly with the Palestinian Authority in the past year, and called on the international community to step up and invest in the Palestinian economy.
Israel had decided last week, before the terror attacks, to increase the number of work permits for Gaza Palestinian laborers, from 12,000 to 20,000. It also extended the enclave's permitted fishing zone.
On March 31, two days after the Bnei Brak attack, the security cabinet decided not to place the West Bank under lockdown and not to further restrict Palestinians’ access to Jerusalem’s Old City. Rather, they decided to go ahead with plans championed by Gantz to ease restrictions for Palestinians during Ramadan.
